document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151855>Question 151855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jenny wants to utilize a portion of her garden for growing flowers. Being a designer herself, she visualizes a triangular area with different lengths for each side. For this Jenny decides to keep a side of the triangular area 6 feet shorter and the other 5 feet longer than the third side. She also wants to restrict the perimeter of the triangular area to 29 feet, so that it does not cover a huge area of the garden. Determine the length of each side of the triangular area that Jenny has visualized.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111640 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=111640\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For this Jenny decides to keep a side of the triangular area 6 feet shorter and the other 5 feet longer than the third side. She also wants to restrict the perimeter of the triangle area to 29 feet, so that it does not cover a huge area of the garden. Determine the length of each side of the triangular area that Jenny has visualized<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the length of the 3rd side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It says:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"One side is 6 ft shorter than the 3rd side\" write it;<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (x - 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"one side is 5 ft longer than the 3rd side\": write it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (x+5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 29 ft, therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x-6) + (x+5) = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 6 + 5 = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 1 = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 29 + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 10 ft is the 3rd side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One side: 10-6 = 4 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another side: 10+5 = 15 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solutions using the perimeter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 + 4 + 15 = 29 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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